DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 21.0 - - 22.3 - - 17.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 43 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1701 - - 1679 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 917 - - 917 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2590 - - 2568 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 625 - - 663 - - 1469 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 185 - - 171 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 32 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 6 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 306 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -607 - - -613 - - -1808 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3197 - - 3182 - - 2742 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10027 - - -10271 - - -13077 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12617 - - 12839 - - 14011 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 78 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 21.0 - - 22.3 - - 17.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 10.8 - - 12.0 - - 9.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 20.7 - - 22.0 - - 20.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 9.9 - - 11.1 - - 8.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 55 - - 43 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1701 - - 1679 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95702 50 255 54 252 50 261 95702 88608 36 269 39 262 43 272 88608 83163 27 288 28 278 31 269 83163 78607 21 280 28 279 26 269 78607 74648 18 269 30 281 32 282 74648 71150 23 296 27 279 33 289 71150 67973 34 304 26 280 34 297 67973 65027 36 297 28 284 36 301 65027 62272 33 289 30 286 35 303 62272 59588 32 297 30 286 34 303 59588 56774 33 301 28 292 31 302 56774 53839 31 297 30 297 28 306 53839 51024 27 302 30 299 31 315 51024 48477 27 309 28 307 36 314 48477 46191 26 318 29 316 33 314 46191 44117 25 323 30 325 34 329 44117 42227 25 326 33 328 41 338 42227 40502 29 330 35 333 45 339 40502 38915 32 331 36 342 40 344 38915 37445 32 334 38 351 43 004 37445 36082 32 339 43 001 57 007 36082 34789 31 342 49 012 64 009 34789 33490 29 345 65 023 72 010 33490 32140 30 344 82 027 76 008 32140 30739 27 330 87 029 72 011 30739 29270 26 316 78 028 67 016 29270 27725 29 303 58 022 63 021 27725 26104 19 303 49 013 64 026 26104 24410 18 323 43 010 54 030 24410 22646 23 321 36 009 42 017 22646 20820 27 325 30 001 36 001 20820 18921 25 329 27 350 29 353 18921 16939 21 328 25 342 25 350 16939 14919 18 326 22 336 23 345 14919 12976 16 325 17 328 21 332 12976 11214 15 323 14 318 20 323 11214 9651 14 323 14 320 19 323 9651 8265 11 323 15 328 16 330 8265 7042 11 327 15 329 14 334 7042 5962 10 336 13 329 13 332 5962 5013 8 348 12 329 13 329 5013 4184 7 357 10 326 13 326 4184 3459 4 340 6 312 12 319 3459 2814 2*258 5*306 10 314 2814 2248 1*250 6*306 7 317 2248 1778 1 263 6 306 5 327 1778 1418 1 271 6 306 4 332 1418 1170 1 281 6 308 4 332 1170 1020 1 287 6 307 3*330 1020 934 1 289 5 307 1*312 934 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography